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subentire

subentire adjective: almost entire (having just a few indentations).

Adjective

subentire (not comparable)

  1. Almost entire (having just a few indentations)
    • Leaves in a basal rosette and cauline, 0.5–7.5 (-9.5) × 0.1–2.2 cm; subsessile; blade narrowly lanceolate to elliptic, margin subentire to shallowly sinuate-dentate.2015, Warren L. Wagner, Peter C. Hoch, James L. Zarucchi, “The correct name in Oenothera for Gaura drummondii (Onagraceae)”, in PhytoKeys, volume 64, →DOI

Origin of subentire

From sub- + entire.

Questions about subentire

What does subentire mean?
Subentire means almost entire (having just a few indentations).
What part of speech is subentire?
Subentire is an adjective.

Words near subentire in the dictionary

  1. subendymal
  2. subengineer
  3. subengineers
  4. subensemble
  5. subensembles
  6. subentire
  7. subentities
  8. subentity
  9. subentries
  10. subentropies
  11. subentropy

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